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Course Highlights

This course teaches you the basics as well as best practices. More importantly, it introduces you to functionality you might otherwise not even think to look for because it’s that new! In addition, this course provides an introduction to DESIGNrev’s batch scripting functionality, which provides the power of DESIGNrev without the overhead of the graphical user interface. Using Calibre DESIGNrev in batch mode, you can automate chip assembly, as well as layout manipulation and reporting.

You will learn how to

Load layout files into DESIGNrev

Adjust views and layer appearance for better understanding the data

Overlay multiple layouts

Fix DRC violations using DESIGNrev

Interface DESIGNrev with other Mentor’s tools including Calibre DRC, LVS, DFM and RVE

Create a clips file

Merge layouts

Run Tcl scripts in batch mode

Install custom macros in the DESIGNrev GUI

Hands-On Labs

Comparing Layouts Using Calibre DESIGNrev

Adjusting Layer Appearance

Assigning Layer Names That Match a Calibre Rule File

Hiding Data

Using Rulers and Grids

Inspecting Clips Saved From an Earlier Session

Create An Overlay of Two Layouts

Fixing Width and Spacing Violations

Running Calibre Verification

Sharing Information With a Team

Tracing Connectivity

Writing Out the Layout Hierarchy

Merging Layouts in Batch Mode

Adding a Custom Macro to the GUI

Course Information

Intended for

Design and CAD Engineers who will use any of the following Calibre viewers:

Calibre DESIGNrev

Calibre WORKbench

Calibre MDPview

Note: All Calibre customers must use some viewer or another. Many use Calibre, and others use competitor's tools.